Dr. Nahid Bhadelia
@bhadeliamd.bsky.social
Infectious diseases doc, Founding Director of BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biothreats Emergence, Analytics & Communications Network (BEACON). Former Sr Advisor, Biden White House Covid Team. @buceid.bsky.social
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Hi new friends! I am an ID doc. I ran a special pathogens patient care unit, served as frontline clinician during multiple viral hem fever outbreaks, did global covid policy in Biden WH. I run research center at BU & do pandemic prep. My posts=global health, emerging pathogens or random photos.
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Have you used the new map feature now at the top of BEACON events and reports? This new feature is designed to give our users greater geographical context about the diseases we're reporting on. Learn more about this new feature here: spr.ly/633277Hyv5
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Have you used the new map feature now at the top of BEACON events and reports? This new feature is designed to give our users greater geographical context about the diseases we're reporting on. Learn more about this new feature here: spr.ly/633277Hyv5
Wonderful to be able to bring @beaconbio.bsky.social to IDweek.
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Wonderful to be able to bring @beaconbio.bsky.social to IDweek.
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
"One in six lab-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the WHO said...[Resistance] rose in around 40% of samples monitored, between 2016-2023."
WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance www.reuters.com/business/hea...
WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance www.reuters.com/business/hea...
WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the World Health Organization said on Monday, calling for the medicines to be used more responsibly.
www.reuters.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"One in six lab-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the WHO said...[Resistance] rose in around 40% of samples monitored, between 2016-2023."
WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance www.reuters.com/business/hea...
WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Biothreats Emergence, Analysis & Communications (BEACON) @beaconbio.bsky.social is represented at the World Health Summit this week in Berlin!
www.beaconbio.org
(with a special thanks to our colleagues at @who.int Pandemic Hub).
www.beaconbio.org
(with a special thanks to our colleagues at @who.int Pandemic Hub).
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Biothreats Emergence, Analysis & Communications (BEACON) @beaconbio.bsky.social is represented at the World Health Summit this week in Berlin!
www.beaconbio.org
(with a special thanks to our colleagues at @who.int Pandemic Hub).
www.beaconbio.org
(with a special thanks to our colleagues at @who.int Pandemic Hub).
It was a pleasure to have worked with @rickabright.bsky.social @vsmoeder.bsky.social & @nationalacademies.org to put together this rapid consultation report on "Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human #H5N1 Detection"
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29273
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29273
Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human H5N1 Detection: Rapid Expert Consultation
Read online, download a free PDF.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It was a pleasure to have worked with @rickabright.bsky.social @vsmoeder.bsky.social & @nationalacademies.org to put together this rapid consultation report on "Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human #H5N1 Detection"
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29273
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29273
We are so pleased to host @markey.senate.gov
for this critical conversation on climate crises & future of infectious diseases @buceid.bsky.social with @museumofscience.bsky.social along with @adilnajam.bsky.social & an incredible panel on Oct 30th.
Register today!
spr.ly/6015A5CUb
for this critical conversation on climate crises & future of infectious diseases @buceid.bsky.social with @museumofscience.bsky.social along with @adilnajam.bsky.social & an incredible panel on Oct 30th.
Register today!
spr.ly/6015A5CUb
September 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are so pleased to host @markey.senate.gov
for this critical conversation on climate crises & future of infectious diseases @buceid.bsky.social with @museumofscience.bsky.social along with @adilnajam.bsky.social & an incredible panel on Oct 30th.
Register today!
spr.ly/6015A5CUb
for this critical conversation on climate crises & future of infectious diseases @buceid.bsky.social with @museumofscience.bsky.social along with @adilnajam.bsky.social & an incredible panel on Oct 30th.
Register today!
spr.ly/6015A5CUb
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#WTGS is GO!
Honoured to fly the flag for Taiwan🇹🇼 & join @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, Mary Robinson, @helenclarknz.bsky.social, @mfespinosaec.bsky.social, Pat Mitchell & others at the 🇺🇳 launch.
Our global🌐 network will ensure feminist leadership plays a real role in #TransformingSecurity!
#LLAP🖖
Honoured to fly the flag for Taiwan🇹🇼 & join @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, Mary Robinson, @helenclarknz.bsky.social, @mfespinosaec.bsky.social, Pat Mitchell & others at the 🇺🇳 launch.
Our global🌐 network will ensure feminist leadership plays a real role in #TransformingSecurity!
#LLAP🖖
September 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#WTGS is GO!
Honoured to fly the flag for Taiwan🇹🇼 & join @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, Mary Robinson, @helenclarknz.bsky.social, @mfespinosaec.bsky.social, Pat Mitchell & others at the 🇺🇳 launch.
Our global🌐 network will ensure feminist leadership plays a real role in #TransformingSecurity!
#LLAP🖖
Honoured to fly the flag for Taiwan🇹🇼 & join @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, Mary Robinson, @helenclarknz.bsky.social, @mfespinosaec.bsky.social, Pat Mitchell & others at the 🇺🇳 launch.
Our global🌐 network will ensure feminist leadership plays a real role in #TransformingSecurity!
#LLAP🖖
This past weekend, I was honored to join the inaugural group of "Women Transforming Global Security" a new initiative by @ploughshares.bsky.social The Elders & Horizon2045 to help build a comprehensive framework to address interconnected global security threats.Learn more: transformingsecurity.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This past weekend, I was honored to join the inaugural group of "Women Transforming Global Security" a new initiative by @ploughshares.bsky.social The Elders & Horizon2045 to help build a comprehensive framework to address interconnected global security threats.Learn more: transformingsecurity.org
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Tune in on Oct. 8th for a Public Health Conversation webinar, "Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future." Co-hosted by CEID and @busph.bsky.social, moderated by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social:
publichealthconversation.org/conversation...
publichealthconversation.org/conversation...
September 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tune in on Oct. 8th for a Public Health Conversation webinar, "Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future." Co-hosted by CEID and @busph.bsky.social, moderated by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social:
publichealthconversation.org/conversation...
publichealthconversation.org/conversation...
In our 4 months of existence, @beaconbio.bsky.social has gained active users in 162 countries. Clearly there is a need for a free & open resource that not only raises alarm about new threats but provides context about why it matters. Thank you to all our users!
“Our main goal is to reduce the time between the reporting of a disease and its response,” said project founder Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease physician who served in the Biden administration’s COVID response team. “You want a potential alarm bell.”
Boston-based AI disease tracker aims to be an ‘alarm bell’ as the Trump administration severs global health ties
A tool out of Boston University aims to enhance surveillance of disease outbreaks across the globe, a task traditionally informed by several federal agencies that have been dismantled or cut back in t...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In our 4 months of existence, @beaconbio.bsky.social has gained active users in 162 countries. Clearly there is a need for a free & open resource that not only raises alarm about new threats but provides context about why it matters. Thank you to all our users!
Cases and deaths increase in Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasaï Province, DRC, as healthcare worker vaccination starts and contact tracing ramps up via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
September 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Cases and deaths increase in Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasaï Province, DRC, as healthcare worker vaccination starts and contact tracing ramps up via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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As public health departments across the US are facing gaps in reported infectious disease data due to CDC cuts, many are turning to AI-supported platforms such as BEACON, which combines the speed of AI with human expertise.
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Trump’s Health Cuts Make States Struggle to Spot Disease Outbreaks
AI now scans for bird flu and measles news, but public health officials say outbreaks can go undetected as the U.S. guts national and global tracking
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September 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As public health departments across the US are facing gaps in reported infectious disease data due to CDC cuts, many are turning to AI-supported platforms such as BEACON, which combines the speed of AI with human expertise.
spr.ly/63321AKn1N
spr.ly/63321AKn1N
A little over a month after we shared report of first detection of Jamestown Canyon virus in Vermont mosquitos @beacon_bio, state just reported its 1st human case, aligning w trends in neighboring states (NH, ME, NY), where JCV has been⬆️detected over past decade.
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beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...
BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A little over a month after we shared report of first detection of Jamestown Canyon virus in Vermont mosquitos @beacon_bio, state just reported its 1st human case, aligning w trends in neighboring states (NH, ME, NY), where JCV has been⬆️detected over past decade.
beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...
beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...
Ebola virus disease outbreak, Bulape, DRC - update on case numbers, timeline, response and needs via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.
beaconbio.org
September 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Ebola virus disease outbreak, Bulape, DRC - update on case numbers, timeline, response and needs via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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ICYMI: Infectious disease expert @bhadeliamd.bsky.social warns @deanobeidallah.bsky.social what will happen if a pandemic occurs under the Trump/RFK Jr. regime
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
ICYMI: Infectious disease expert @bhadeliamd.bsky.social warns @deanobeidallah.bsky.social what will happen if a pandemic occurs under the Trump/RFK Jr. regime
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He goes on to explain how the reach of misinformation effects individuals, communities, & society.
September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
He goes on to explain how the reach of misinformation effects individuals, communities, & society.
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"Anyone can post misinformation or disinformation is equal. It's most influential when it originates from authoritative sources & is amplified by powerful actors and is produced in a deliberate, customized, and organized fashion." @vishplus.bsky.social
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September 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Anyone can post misinformation or disinformation is equal. It's most influential when it originates from authoritative sources & is amplified by powerful actors and is produced in a deliberate, customized, and organized fashion." @vishplus.bsky.social
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The science is settled about the positive impact of immunizations says @vishplus.bsky.social as he speaks about the current misinformation and shares historic data on numerous diseases.
September 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The science is settled about the positive impact of immunizations says @vishplus.bsky.social as he speaks about the current misinformation and shares historic data on numerous diseases.
Today! Come by Kilachand center auditorium (Room 101), 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Please join us online or in person next Monday, Sept. 8th at 11am ET for this critical lecture by Dr. @vishplus.bsky.social on countering misinformation in public health, and stay for lunch after. RSVP below:
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September 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today! Come by Kilachand center auditorium (Room 101), 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Reposted by Dr. Nahid Bhadelia
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) analysis of samples from current DRC Ebola virus disease outbreak suggests new spillover event
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BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.
spr.ly
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) analysis of samples from current DRC Ebola virus disease outbreak suggests new spillover event
spr.ly/63320ADkss
spr.ly/63320ADkss
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Tune to @wbur.org @npr.org "Here & Now" live now where CEID director @bhadeliamd.bsky.social is discussing efforts to ensure continued access to vaccines in Massachusetts.
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Here & Now
NPR and WBUR's live midday news program.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tune to @wbur.org @npr.org "Here & Now" live now where CEID director @bhadeliamd.bsky.social is discussing efforts to ensure continued access to vaccines in Massachusetts.
spr.ly/63325A8eFN
spr.ly/63325A8eFN
Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai province with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Ebola zairevirus is confirmed. via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.
beaconbio.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai province with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Ebola zairevirus is confirmed. via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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“This partnership will allow us to continuously update the risk levels of zoonotic disease spillovers and, through BEACON, share this information more rapidly with the public," says @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, Director of @beaconbio.bsky.social and CEID.
📣We're working with experts at VISTA (UC Davis) and BEACON (@buceid.bsky.social) to combine their AI and infectious disease knowledge to more accurately rank the viruses that have the potential to cause the next deadly pandemic.
New global collaboration uses experts and AI to spot the next pandemic | CEPI
Combining AI programmes and disease knowledge can help more accurately rank the viruses that have the potential to cause the next pandemic.
cepi.net
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“This partnership will allow us to continuously update the risk levels of zoonotic disease spillovers and, through BEACON, share this information more rapidly with the public," says @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, Director of @beaconbio.bsky.social and CEID.
Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai province with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Ebola zairevirus is confirmed via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.
beaconbio.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai province with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Ebola zairevirus is confirmed via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...